The Iran war and concerns about its impact on global economic growth continue to weigh on metal exchange prices for copper. At the end of the week before last, the LME copper price fell to a ...

Statewide requirements to help prevent copper wire theft will become law on Jan. 1 despite a lawsuit by the scrap metal workers claiming the legislation will effectively shut down their industry. The ...

While many materials can be repurposed into impressive items, scrap metal has a few considerations before getting hands-on ...

Some US metal dealers are redirecting China-bound shipments of scrap copper through countries including Canada, Mexico and Vietnam in a risky move to avoid 10% import tariffs, according to people ...

A lawsuit has been filed against the state, saying that a new law intended to prevent costly copper wire thefts will unintentionally shut down the state’s scrap metal industry if it goes into effect ...